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By
sweeney kovar
on
Sep 17, 2013
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Sometimes I get so disgusted with myself for knowing so much irrelevant information that circles around music. How much Schoolboy Q spends on weed a month ($6000). The fact that Plies' real name is Algernod. Earl Sweatshirt is a big Fatburger fan. Al...
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Sounds like:
Invincible,
Quelle Chris,
Theo Parrish
By
sweeney kovar
on
Aug 7, 2013
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If you've been paying attention to popular music, this scenario may be familiar: Artist makes some noise, shows promise. Artist releases project. Artist is around for a bit and then slowly stops coming up in conversation. Artist tries a return projec...
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Sounds like:
Quelle Chris,
Madlib,
Coultrain
By
sweeney kovar
on
Jun 29, 2013
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I first became aware of I, Ced through his work with the Hawthorne Headhunters. The group was innovative and funky, carrying the lineage of great black music. Once I, Ced started carving out a space as a solo artist, I began to identify him more with...
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Sounds like:
Madlib,
Quelle,
Slum Village
By
sweeney kovar
on
Feb 15, 2013
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Roughly a year ago, Blu, the Charles Mingus of hip-hop (or is he the Thelonious Monk of rap?), took to a Bandcamp page to release an album entitled UCLA. It was a 14-track project over Madlib production, and the sound quality was smooth as sandpaper....
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By
sweeney kovar
on
Nov 26, 2012
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Sometimes collaborations can suck. Today, creative folks can zap 1's and 0's over their digital computing machine to another creative person's digital computing machine and, by virtue of technology, collaborate on a song while inhabiting two non-over...
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6

Sounds like:
Black Milk,
Quelle,
Sean Price,
J Dilla
By
sweeney kovar
on
Nov 17, 2012
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Guilty Simpson is one of the most technically proficient and consistent MCs of the last several years. His fantastic debut, Ode To The Ghetto, introduced his hardcore sound to many. His underrated follow-up projects with Eric Lau, Black Milk and Madl...
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By
sweeney kovar
on
Nov 13, 2012
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One of the most winning aspects of Homeboy Sandman is his inclination to make a rap song out of pretty much anything and everything. In a genre that can see its auteurs create discographies on a handful of topics, the NYC MC has tracks about canned g...
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Sounds like:
Quelle,
Roc Marciano,
Black Milk
By
sweeney kovar
on
Nov 12, 2012
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Sean Price once described his rap style as dragging his knuckles on the floor and beating his chest like a primate. The crude and startling brutish picture is a pretty good description of the feeling Sean P evokes when he raps. The over-40-years-old ...
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